Not your grandfather's Backgammon

 Left you hanging didn't I with that Backgammon problem  LOL   

The problem was I rolled a 5/4 and am bearing off to the bottom right.  

What I did was this  - WRONG!!!  I felt hitting and slotting on the two gave me a chance of making that two OR perhaps using the builders  on 10 and 11 to make a point on my inner board - MAJOR BLUNDER 

The correct move was this 

The reasoning is that I was ahead in the pip count (winning the race) so playing it safe was the correct response.   With this move I had a 52.68% chance of winning the game.  With MY move it was only a 47.35% chance of winning the game 

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I've been watching the World Championship Backgammon tournament and winning a game is no longer the final answer.   In Most BIG tournaments winning AND playing having a lower PR is what wins.

PR is Performance Rating as each move is rated and you not only have to WIN the game but also actually PLAY better with a lower PR.  When I play I'm typically a low advanced with a 11ish PR.  Casual players are in the 28ish PR and a player that has read a few books and understands the concepts is in the 14PR range. 

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OMG - I joined a different Sports book BETUS.  MUCH better lines then Bovada. The issue was I could get an extra bonus using Bitcoin to credit my account.  What a clusterf*ck THAT was. 

I had to transfer funds to my Atomic Wallet  and the transfer to BETUS.  After a couple hours of floundering with new knowledge I did receive my 160% bonus.  Could have been more if I had opted for the casino but no!!  Sportsbook.  I know what I know.  Can't card count in Blackjack online.  

ALTHOUGH in the old days bonuses like that were free money and I bet (no pun intended) I made  $1000 a month in bonus money playing perfect blackjack online.  Three online casinos would give you a 100% bonus every month. Just play 5000 hands of Blackjack. 

Elwood and I figured out on average we would lose $30 playing but gain $200 in the bonus.  Very rarely and VERY oddly would we actually LOSE money playing.  It was like a factory job playing blackjack LOL   ahhh the good ol Bonus Whore days when I had 18 online accounts for poker and blackjack. 

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 For anybody wondering here is the latest Grinders Dailey Power Ratings - BTW - Baltimore has now lost 19 games in a row!  

It's all I got.